“I think I’ve made a mistake,” Hannah said, teeth biting into her bottom lip as she glanced at her mother’s reflection standing in the mirror behind her own. “How do you know when you’ve found the one?”
“You just know,” shrugged her mother, stepping back to analysis the cut of Hannah’s hem before harrumphing and waving a hand to indicate she should turn around.
“And if I don’t feel it,” Hannah asked.
“Then we tell the shop assistant to bring you another and we see if that looks any better, it’s a dress dear, not the man you might marry.”
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Published by Carol J Forrester
Carol J Forrester is a writer and a history geek. Her debut collection 'It's All In The Blood' came out November 2019.
She has a 2:1 BA degree in history from Bath Spa University, enjoys judo at least twice a week, and tries to attend poetry events around the Midlands when she can.
Her flash fiction story ‘Glorious Silence’ was named as River Ram Press’ short story of the month for August 2014 and her short story ‘A Visit From The Fortune Teller’ has been showcased on the literary site Ink Pantry. Her poems ‘Sunsets’ and ‘Clear Out‘ were featured on Eyes Plus Words, and two of her poems were included in the DVerse Poets Pub Publication ‘Chiaroscuro’ which is available for purchase on amazon.Her poem ‘Until The Light Gets In‘ was accepted and published at The Drabble and her poem ‘Newborn’ was published by Ink Sweat & Tears.
She has been lucky enough to write guest posts for sites such as Inky Tavern and Song of The Forlorn and has hosted a number of guest bloggers on her site Writing and Works.
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Very good! Like the way you wrote this. I hope she finds the right dress to go with her man! x
Let us hope so. 😀
Very clever – the last line was a real surprise.
I’m glad you thought so. Thank you for commenting. 😀
Oh lovely! I just assumed that she was getting ready for the big day. Then again, I think you meant that to happen 😉
I certainly wanted to lead people astray with their initial impression. I’m glad to hear it worked. 😀
I loved this. 🙂 So cleverly written.
Thank you very much. I’m glad that you think so. 😀